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Weather extremes
How extreme does Elk Grove's weather get?
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Elk Grove has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.
The four kinds of extreme
The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Elk Grove has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.
That is about 21°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Elk Grove (typical high near 93°F).
The three most extreme on record
About 20°F colder than a normal December night in Elk Grove (typical low near 39°F).
The three most extreme on record
More rain in a single day than Elk Grove usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 0.9 in).
The three most extreme on record
Top recorded days
How hot and cold it gets, month by month
The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.
Elk Grove's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 114°F is about 21°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.
In plain terms
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Sacramento AP Asos (NOAA GHCN station USW00023232), about 15 km from the city centre.